For me, bowing is a very embodied experience of renunciation—coming to the earth, forehead down, touching—so the whole of my body and being is involved in this offering, in this letting go, receiving whatever the Dharma can teach me.
Yong Oh
Residential Retreat Teacher
Yong is a Dharma Council teacher at the Durango Dharma Center and a core teacher for Sacred Mountain Saṅgha, and is also a visiting teacher for other community centers across North America. He teaches retreats at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Insight Meditation Society, Big Bear Retreat Center, and Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center. He is a graduate of the 4-year Insight Meditation Society Retreat Teacher Training program, Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s 2-year Community Dharma Leaders program, the 2-year Nature Dharma Teacher Training, and the Sacred Mountain Saṅgha 2-year Dharmapala training, taught by his primary teachers Kittisaro and Thanissara.
Yong is also a retired acupuncturist, and he deeply loves mountains and forests and bringing the practice of meditation into nature. Nature and Dharma are at the heart of his path. He also has a particular interest in devotional expression and supporting caregivers as well as communities of color in the Dharma. For his full schedule, visit his website.
Yong Oh's Upcoming Programs
Training | Online | Dharma Institute
October 10 - May 1, 2027 | Saturday - Saturday | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Living Dharma Program: Exploring & Integrating the Eightfold Path in Daily Life
Experience the profound wisdom of the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path in this online program for devoted practitioners. Together we will explore the teachings of sīla, samādhi, and pañña (ethics, meditation, and wisdom) as we consider how to cultivate mindfulness, kindness, and balance in the midst of today’s pressing challenges—from social inequity to the climate crisis. Join us in cultivating a vibrant learning community where we will study, meditate, and share insights, applying these ancient teachings to our contemporary lives.
Retreat | On-Land | Hybrid
December 18 - December 23, 2026 | Friday - Wednesday | 5 nights
Winter Solstice Retreat: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light
Spaces Still Available! This retreat will focus on centering ourselves during the holidays, quieting our minds, grounding in our bodies, opening our hearts, and using inquiry to energize our practice. Special emphasis will be placed on opening to the darkness, including our difficulties and challenges, and opening to the coming light—to the beauty, joy, wisdom, and love within and around us. The retreat will include sitting and walking meditation, daily lovingkindness and Qigong practice, evening talks, practice discussions, and a Winter Solstice ceremony.
Oren Jay Sofer
devon hase
Yong Oh
Heather Sundberg
Kimi Mojica (Movement Teacher)
Fernmarie Rodriguez (Teacher in Training)
Retreat | Online | Hybrid
December 18 - December 23, 2026 | Friday - Wednesday
Winter Solstice Retreat: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light
Spaces Still Available! Throughout this retreat, we will focus on centering ourselves at the time of the holidays and the New Year. Together we will quiet our minds, ground our bodies, open our hearts, and use inquiry to help energize our practice. Special emphasis will be placed on opening to the darkness, including to our difficulties and challenges, and opening to the coming light, which includes the beauty, joy, wisdom, and love within and around us.
Oren Jay Sofer
devon hase
Yong Oh
Heather Sundberg
Kimi Mojica (Movement Teacher)
Fernmarie Rodriguez (Teacher in Training)
Retreat | Online
December 18 - December 23, 2026 | Friday - Wednesday | Self-paced@Home Retreat
Winter Solstice Retreat: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light
Spaces Still Available! This retreat will focus on centering ourselves during the holidays, quieting our minds, grounding in our bodies, opening our hearts, and using inquiry to energize our practice. Special emphasis will be placed on opening to the darkness, including our difficulties and challenges, and opening to the coming light—to the beauty, joy, wisdom, and love within and around us. The retreat will include sitting and walking meditation, daily lovingkindness and Qigong practice, evening talks, practice discussions, and a Winter Solstice ceremony.
Oren Jay Sofer
devon hase
Yong Oh
Heather Sundberg
Kimi Mojica (Movement Teacher)
Fernmarie Rodriguez (Teacher in Training)
Retreat | On-Land
December 27 - January 4, 2027 | Sunday - Monday | 8 nights
New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat
Spaces Still Available! This is a traditional Insight Meditation (vipassanā) retreat with stillness and movement in silence, and meetings with teachers. Each day there will be meditation instructions, Dharma talks, and movement practice. We will mark the turning of the year with a late evening sitting and simple ceremony on New Year’s Eve. In celebration of the New Year, our focus will be on cultivating loving awareness and embracing each moment as fresh and new. All are welcome.
Eugene Cash
devon hase
DaRa Williams
Yong Oh
Hakim Tafari (Movement Teacher)
nico hase (Teacher in Training)
Retreat | On-Land
March 31 - April 5, 2027 | Wednesday - Monday | 5 nights
Awake in the Wild: Contemplating Joy, Wisdom, and Wonder in Nature
Registration Open. For centuries, the natural world has offered a direct path to presence, insight, and renewal. On this silent retreat in the hills and meadows of Spirit Rock, we practice outdoors, guided by the living world. Nature becomes both teacher and mirror, revealing impermanence, interdependence, and the ease of letting go. Through embodied mindfulness, we rediscover quiet joy, wonder, and belonging, supported by silence and community, returning to a deeper sense of connection.
Dharma Library
Can't join us live online or on the land? Study and practice at your convenience with Yong Oh through our new library of recordings, articles, and self-paced online courses.